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Residents press concerns about data-center 'mega site' and Port Authority says Midway Mall buyer has withdrawn; commissioners go into executive session
Summary
During public comment, residents urged caution on proposed data centers/mega-sites and raised transparency concerns about sewer routing; the Lorain County Port Authority announced ICP terminated its purchase agreement for Midway Mall, and the commissioners recessed into executive session to discuss pending legal matters and potential real estate.
Several members of the public used the meeting’s public-comment period to press county leaders on proposed data centers and a planned mega‑site. Gerald Phillips (Avon Lake) warned that a property‑tax constitutional amendment could undermine TIF financing and urged caution, saying that without property-tax revenue TIFs are difficult to finance. Samuel Manges…
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